Experimental Research on Results from'Self-Directed Learning Strategy in Teaching First-Aid'to Elementary School
| Autor: | Hu,Hsiao-Ping, 胡小萍 |
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| Rok vydání: | 2006 |
| Druh dokumentu: | 學位論文 ; thesis |
| Popis: | 94 The purpose of the subject is to discuss the effects of the “self- directed learning strategy on teaching first-aid” on fifth and sixth graders children’s knowledge, attitude, self-efficacy and expectation toward first aid. The study is also to probe the school children’s perception of this program. This study involves a quasi-experimentation conducted on three different groups, who are composed of fifth and sixth graders from Shilin District elementary schools. The volunteers from this pool are grouped as the self-directed group. Other study subjects are drawn from four other classes of the same grades divided into the self-learning handbook group and control group. Before the experiment, all the study subjects are evaluated to understand their background. The immediate results are obtained right after the experiment is completed. The short-term results are obtained three months after the completion of the experiment. The data were analyzed by using descriptive statistics, chi-square test, pair-t test, and multiple regression analysis. The main findings of the study are as the following: 1. After the self-directed learning strategy of instruction was applied during the experiment, subjects have shown significant differences in the post-test and the second post- tests scores on knowledge and self-efficacy. 2. After the self-directed learning strategy of instruction was applied during the experiment, the post-test and second post-tests scores were shown not to be significantly higher than the scores 0btained pre-test on attitude. 3. After the self-directed learning strategy of instruction was applied during the experiment, the post-test scores were shown significant differences on expectation first aid behavior, but second post-tests scores were shown not to be significantly differences on expectation first aid behavior. 4. Applying the right method of instructing the school children in important in determining the children’s first-aid knowledge, attitude, self-efficacy and expectation toward first aid. The “first aid knowledge” and “self-efficacy” scores obtained when self-directed learning method was applied are higher compared to the corresponding scores obtained from the two other groups. While the self-directed learning group score higher than self-learning handbook groups in “expectation toward first aid”, all three groups did not score highly on immediate or short-term results of first-aid attitude. 5. After different first aid education getting involved, "sex," "grade," and "get injury experience" is immediate or short-term results first aid the knowledge, attitude, self-efficacy and expectation toward first aid of influence factor. 6. Seventy to eighty percent of the students expressed that they liked the self-directed learning strategy, and thought this method is beneficial to them in general. These subjects felt that the overall content is important. In conclusion, the self-directed learning method is an effective educational strategy to be applied to the school children who are learning how to respond to emergency and related first-aid information. This study could be used as an example to prove that the self-directed learning strategy is a viable educational strategy to consider to be applied to the general population of schoolchildren. |
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